HTC First

Announced alongside the Facebook Home software for Android the HTC First is a mid-range smartphone in terms of hardware specs: It has a 4.3-inch super LCD display, a 5-megapixel rear camera, and dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor but what actually differentiates this smartphone is the pre-installed Facebook Home integration and suite of apps.

Status:
Available

Availability date:
Apr. 12, 2013

Price at launch:
$99.99

What You Need To Know

You can easily turn this device into a stock Android smartphone via a setting that removes the Facebook Home integration

Verge Review

The HTC First is going to be best-known as the pilot "Facebook Phone," shipping with the all-new Facebook Home software running in lieu of a traditional Android phone skin. That would be enough to make it notable, but the First has a couple of other things going for it, things that lots of people have been waiting for in an Android phone. First (and before we go any further, let's just put it on the table that "First" is a ridiculous name), HTC is finally zigging into a smaller screen size...

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